Nick Caffrey a singer's view on traditional songs

About Nick Caffrey a singer's view on traditional songs

A brief look at the history and tunes linked to popular traditional songs and ballads

Publisher

Nick Caffrey

Category

music · music · music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Mar 2022

Latest episode

24 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

73 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Dec 2025

   05 The Carnal and the Crane

   A medeval song for the Christmas period: Today I will look at the ballads The Carnal and the Crane, King Pharim, and King Herod and the Cock all of which concern the mythical beginnings of the early life of Jesus of Nazareth. I will look at their known printing history, sing samples of the different versions and end with a full performance of the ballad

2. 

   12 Dec 2025

   04 My Bonny Bonny Boy

   Today I will look at two English songs My Bonny, Bonny Boy and The Grey Hawk that share a similar theme of lost love

3. 

   28 Nov 2025

   03 Edward and The Two Brothers

   There are two British ballads that are often confused with each other. These ballads are Edward and The Two Brothers. I will also look at Lord Randall which often shares some verses with the Edward ballad and I will include the American ballad known as The Rolling of the Stones which is often linked to the Two Brothers

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 24 / 100

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Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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